Is Alternatives For Children a licensed child care provider in New York?

Yes. Alternatives For Children holds New York registration 409193, listed as "LICENSE" by the Office of Children and Family Services, issued on August 28, 2023 and current through August 27, 2027. Confirm current standing with OCFS before enrolling.

What kind of child care is Alternatives For Children?

New York licenses Alternatives For Children as a Day Care Center (DCC), which is centre-based care in non-residential premises. The category comes from the state's own register, not from the provider.

What ages does Alternatives For Children care for?

New York licenses Alternatives For Children for 72 preschool places. Each figure is a ceiling the state set, not current enrolment.

Does this page show inspection results for Alternatives For Children?

No. New York's public child care roster carries no violation or inspection fields, and no separate statewide dataset of them was found, so nothing here reflects Alternatives For Children's inspection history either way. Look the provider up in the OCFS child care search to read its violations and whether they were corrected.

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Alternatives For Children

LICENSE

1116 Main Road, Aquebogue, NY 11931

Day Care Center (DCC) in Suffolk County, New York

27Elevated Risk

Preschool

5.0(5)Yelp(0)

Day Care Center (DCC)

Day Care Center (DCC) — centre-based care in non-residential premises.

Ages: Preschool
Hours: 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
Licensed for: 72 children

The public record

License number: 409193
License status: LICENSE
License type: Day Care Center (DCC)
Licensed capacity: 72 children
Address: 1116 Main Road, Aquebogue, NY 11931
County: Suffolk County
Phone: +16317222170
Website: Not listed
License issued: August 28, 2023

Ages and programs

Reported to Office of Children and Family Services (New York City center-based programs are permitted by NYC DOHMH and published separately; NYC family, group family and school-age programs are OCFS-overseen and included here) by Alternatives For Children and published in the state licence record. Availability is not the same as licensing, so confirm openings directly.

Licensed to serve

Preschool

Hours

Listed on Google

Mon: 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
Tue: 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
Wed: 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
Thu: 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
Fri: 8:30 AM–4:30 PM
Sat: Closed
Sun: Closed

Hours change without the licence record changing. Call before you plan a drop-off around these times.

What New York licensed

The state describes Alternatives For Children’s capacity as “72 Preschoolers”. Each figure is a ceiling OCFS set, not a count of children enrolled or places free.

Preschool places: 72
Program opened: August 28, 2009
Registration through: August 27, 2027
OCFS region: Long Island Regional Office

Amenities and accessibility

Accessibility

Wheelchair accessible entrance
Wheelchair accessible parking lot

Reported on the provider's Google business listing, not verified by the state.

How the reviews split

The 5.0 average comes from 5 Google reviews. An average hides whether opinion is consistent or divided, so the spread is shown too.

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From Google

Recent parent reviews

The best pre school safe’s is great very clean and safe environment. I wish they had a program for 5 years old and up .
shannon morrisonAug 3, 2026
Es un lugar muy recomendado, excelente escuela para niños de tres años
Paula ChamaleSep 3, 2025

Reviews shown verbatim as published on Google Maps.

Questions parents ask about Alternatives For Children

Is Alternatives For Children a licensed child care provider in New York?: Yes. Alternatives For Children holds New York registration 409193, listed as "LICENSE" by the Office of Children and Family Services, issued on August 28, 2023 and current through August 27, 2027. Confirm current standing with OCFS before enrolling.
What kind of child care is Alternatives For Children?: New York licenses Alternatives For Children as a Day Care Center (DCC), which is centre-based care in non-residential premises. The category comes from the state's own register, not from the provider.
What ages does Alternatives For Children care for?: New York licenses Alternatives For Children for 72 preschool places. Each figure is a ceiling the state set, not current enrolment.
Does this page show inspection results for Alternatives For Children?: No. New York's public child care roster carries no violation or inspection fields, and no separate statewide dataset of them was found, so nothing here reflects Alternatives For Children's inspection history either way. Look the provider up in the OCFS child care search to read its violations and whether they were corrected.

About this record

This page republishes the public license record maintained by the Office of Children and Family Services (New York City center-based programs are permitted by NYC DOHMH and published separately; NYC family, group family and school-age programs are OCFS-overseen and included here). Fields marked "Not listed" are absent from the state's published data, not hidden. Verify current license status with the agency before enrolling.

Where this comes from

Primary. New York Office of Children and Family Services child care roster cb42-qumz, facility 409193. It carries no violation or inspection fields.
Context. Our explainer on how New York daycare licensing and inspections work, and on New York child care assistance.

Licensing facts on this page were last checked against the state record on August 17, 2026. We republish the public licensing record and label absent fields plainly rather than leaving them blank. Where our data comes from · Report an error